Yunguyo Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru.[1] The capital of the province is the city of Yunguyo.
Yunguyo | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Yunguyo in the Puno Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Capital | Yunguyo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Huanca Coarita |
| Area | |
| • Total | 290.21 km2 (112.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,826 m (12,552 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 50,672 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2113 |
| Website | www |
Political division
editThe province measures 290.21 square kilometres (112.05 sq mi) and is divided into seven districts:
| District | Mayor | Capital | Ubigeo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anapia | Jose Fabian Flores Velasco | Anapia | 211302 |
| Copani | Juan Nina Quispe | Copani | 211303 |
| Cuturapi | Humberto Mamani Huanchi | Cuturapi | 211304 |
| Ollaraya | Gregorio Oscco Chipana | Ollaraya | 211305 |
| Tinicachi | Alexander Bryan Uchasara Mamani | Tinicachi | 211306 |
| Unicachi | Elmer Ladislao Yapuchura Uchasara | Unicachi | 211307 |
| Yunguyo | Juan Huanca Coarita | Yunguyo | 211301 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (67.84%) learnt to speak in childhood, 31.34% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.56 % using Quechua (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved January 2, 2008
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Official website
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